Spoon
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Spoon

TitleSpoon
ArtistJoseph Moulton, II American, 1724–1795 or Joseph Moulton, III American, 1744–1816 Newburyport, Massachusetts
Date1766–90 18th century
MediumSilver
Classificationspoon
OriginNewburyport Newburyport
Holding institutionArt Institute of Chicago
Credit lineGift of Emily Crane Chadbourne
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Spoon” is a work by Joseph Moulton, II American, 1724–1795 or Joseph Moulton, III American, 1744–1816 Newburyport, Massachusetts, dated 1766–90. It is executed in silver and classified as spoon. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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